Religious Studies at Georgia State University

10/08/2026

Join Dr. Iman AbdoulKarim and Dr. Amber Lowe on Wednesday, October 14 to watch the screening of Is God Is. Stay after the first screeing to engage in the conversation about the film.

ALT Text: Flyer for “Race, Theology, and Revenge,” a Georgia State Religious Studies event on October 14, 2026. Featuring the film Is God Is, the event includes a conversation with Dr. Iman AbdoulKarim and Dr. Amber Lowe during Cinefest at GSU between the film’s 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM screenings.

10/07/2026

Upcoming co-working day

10/05/2026

We can't let this day of World Teachers' Day pass by without acknowledging the wonderful faculty who are the heart of GSU's Religious Studies Department. Thank you dear professors for broadening our minds and hearts!

ALT Text: GSU Religious Studies World Teachers’ Day flyer thanking professors for inspiring curiosity, encouraging growth, supporting students, and making a difference every day. Text reads: “Thank You for All That You Do. Happy World Teachers’ Day!”

Collage of six Religious Studies faculty members with labeled headshots: Dr. Ashlyn Strozier, Dr. Molly Bassett, Dr. Keith Menhinick, Dr. Amber Lowe, Dr. Monique Moultrie, and Dr. Andrew Walker-Cornetta.

10/05/2026

Come watch Ismaël Ferroukhi's 2004 Le Grand Voyage with Professor Walker-Cornetta's Pilgrimage Seminar on 10/6/26 from 12:15-2:00 PM in the Department of Religious Studies, a meditative reflection on tradition, kinship, and modernity.

ALT Text: Flyer for a Le Grand Voyage film screening hosted by the GSU Religious Studies Department. Features a vintage film projector with colorful beams of light and theater masks. Event details: October 6, 12:15–2:00 p.m., 17th Floor Conference Room, 25 Park Place.

09/29/2026

Today is the day! Join your peers and colleagues in the department conference room to study together and exchange ideas.

Collaboration sparks innovation - that's the power of co-working!

ALT Text: Religious Studies Department Co-Working Day on September 29, 12:30-1:30 pm, at 25 Park Place, 17th floor conference room. Graphic features an illustration of people collaborating around a table with computers.

09/27/2026

09/25/2026

Wishing our Jewish students, faculty, and staff, a joyous Sukkot!

ALT Text: Sukkot greeting featuring a yellow etrog, green leaves, and the message “Happy Sukkot. Chag Sameach,” from the GSU Religious Studies Department.

09/23/2026

Check out Assistant Professor Andrew Walker-Cornetta’s review of Georgia State and Department of Religious Studies alum Anthony Petro’s latest book Provoking Religion: S*x, Art, and the Culture Wars (Oxford 2025) for the journal Politics, Religion, & Ideology. Panthers reading panthers!

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21567689.2026.2725319

ALT Text: Headshot of a person with short dark hair and a beard, wearing a blue shirt and dark sweater.

09/22/2026

Join the Religious Studies Student Forum on Thursday to learn more about Sufism from Emory PhD candidate, Raskhit Malik. Raksh*t taught Topics in Islam in Spring semester. RSSF students invited him to come share his work with GSU.
Lunch will be provided. Please register on PIN if you are a student.

ALT Text: Religious Studies Student Forum Speaker Series flyer promoting Raksh*t Malik’s talk, “Giving Witness to Divine Beauty: Beauty, Love, and the Shahid of Sufism,” on September 24, 2026, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM at 25 Park Place. Lunch provided.